ARTH 288601

 
Masters of Modern Design
Professor: Marcus
Lecture 2: Henry van de Velde

1. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Angel Watch, 1893. Wool and silk appliqué embroidery 
2. *Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Chair, 1895-96. Designed for van de Velde’s house Bloemenwerf in Uccle (near Brussels). Padouk wood with rush seat
3. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Poster for the Tropon factory, 1897. Lithograph
4. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Desk and armchair, 1898. Oak and brass
5. *Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Candelabrum, c.1899. Silver-plated bronze
6. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Reform dress, c.1900. Photographed in van de Velde’s apartment in Berlin.
7. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Cutlery, 1903. Silver 
8. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Shell textile, 1903-5. Printed cotton
9. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Title pages and text spread of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra), 1908. Published by Insel Verlag. Printed book
10. Main entrance of Siegfried Bing’s gallery L’Art Nouveau, Paris, 1895
11. Emile Gallé (1846-1904). Dragonfly étagère, c.1900. Burl elm, maple, other woods, and mirrored glass
12. A. H. Mackmurdo (1851-1942). Title page of Wren’s City Churches, 1883. Printed book
13. *Hector Guimard (1867-1942). Wallpaper, c. 1898. Designed for Castel Béranger, Paris. Made by Le Mardelé, Paris. Printed paper
14. *Richard Riemerschmid (1868-1957). Chair, 1898-99. Made by Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk, Munich. Oak with leather upholstery
15. Hermann Obrist (1863-1927). Tablecloth, c. 1897. Linen with silk embroidery
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